Defining DFSMShsm reporting and monitoring

DFSMShsm produces information that can make the storage administrator, the operator, and the system programmer aware of what is occurring in the system. This information is provided in the form of activity logs, system console output, and entries in the System Management Facility (SMF) logs. You can specify a SETSYS command to control:

The information that is stored in the activity logs
The device type for the activity logs
The messages that appear on the system console
The type of output device for listings and reports
Whether entries are made in the SMF logs

Figure 1 is an example of the SETSYS commands that define a typical DFSMShsm reporting and monitoring environment.

Figure 1. Sample Reporting and Monitoring Environment Definition for Typical DFSMShsm Environment

 
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/*    SAMPLE SETSYS COMMANDS THAT DEFINE A TYPICAL DFSMSHSM REPORTING  */
/*    AND MONITORING ENVIRONMENT                                       */
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/*
SETSYS ACTLOGMSGLVL(EXCEPTIONONLY)
SETSYS ACTLOGTYPE(DASD)
SETSYS MONITOR (BACKUPCONTROLDATASET(80  ) -
                JOURNAL(80  ) -
                MIGRATIONCONTROLDATASET(80  ) -
                OFFLINECONTROLDATASET(80  ) -
                NOSPACE NOSTARTUP NOVOLUME)
SETSYS SYSOUT(A 1)
SETSYS SMF
/*

The activity logs are discussed in detail in DFSMShsm data sets.